| Title | Foreword: |
|---|---|
| Subtitle | Attending [to] Futures |
| Contributor | Johanna Mehl (foreword by) |
| Carolin Höfler (foreword by) | |
| Landing page | https://adocs.de/en/buecher/design-theorie-praxis-open-accessebooks/attending-futures-matters-politics-design-education-research-practice |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Johanna Mehl, Carolin Höfler |
| Publisher | adocs publishing |
| Published on | 2023-10-01 |
| Long abstract | In response to the prevailing idea that design reacts to a situation that is and turns it into a situation that should be, this book presents an understanding of design as a culturally embedded and context-specific material practice and knowledge culture. Design, in this perspective, actively shapes our perception of the world and affects lived realities. With a focus on education, research, and practices, this volume explores how design both reflects and influences the social and environmental conditions of our time, while also considering how it shapes our collective imagination of possible futures. By breaking down the book’s title, the following passages delve into its core themes, exploring the layers of design approaches and perspectives it encompasses. |
| Page range | pp. 13–18 |
| Print length | 6 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
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Johanna Mehl (she/her) is a designer, scholar, and educator interested in the politics and relations that take shape through and around design practices. She holds a B.A. in Communication Design from the Niederrhein University of Applied Science and an M.A. in Art and Design Studies from the University of the Arts Folkwang, Essen. Besides her design, artistic and curatorial practice, she has taught in the fields of digital media, culture studies, and design theory at different design schools across Europe. She holds a research associate position at TU Dresden where she is a PhD candidate at the Chair for Digital Cultures researching the cultural history of environmental design practices. She is an editorial board member of the Design+Posthumanism Network and part of the research group Against Catastrophe.
Prof. Dr. Carolin Höfler (she/her) is Professor of Design Theory and Research at Köln International School Design of TH Köln. She studied art history, modern German literature, and theater & film as well as architecture at universities in Cologne, Vienna, and Berlin. Since 2022, she is a member of the research training group “connecting – excluding: Cultural Dynamics Beyond Globalized Networks”, a collaborative venture between the University of Cologne, the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and TH Köln, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Next to her spatial practice, she works in the team of “oza _studio for architecture and scenography” in Berlin. She is co-editor of the publication (with Philipp Reinfeld): Mit weit geschlossenen Augen. Virtuelle Realitäten entwerfen. Paderborn: Brill | Fink 2022